Flash MPA44G Android M on Nexus 6 – How to

Google finally revealed the name of its upcoming mobile operating system, Android M, earlier today. We have already shared with you the direct links of factory images to help you manually install the latest Preview builds on your Nexus devices. Following are all the steps and prerequisites to help you with the installation process. If you aren’t up for the manual process, you can still get the Marshmallow look with the all new Android M wallpapers.

How to flash MPA44G Android M Preview 3 on Nexus 6:

Step 1: Connect your Nexus 6 to your PC using the USB cable making sure that Fastboot is installed on your computer.

Step 2: Turn off your smartphone and get into the Fastboot / Bootloader mode: power Nexus 6 on while pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power keys.

Step 3: Extract the downloaded file on your computer and go to the folder shamu-MPA44G. Copy and pasteall the files to your Fastboot directory (which would most likely be the Platform-tools folder in Android SDK directory).

Step 4: In the Fastboot directory containing the factory images, run the following files depending on your operating system.

On Windows: Run the fileflash-all.bat.

On Mac: Run flash-all.sh using Terminal.

On Linux: Run the file flash-all.sh.

Step 5: Let the MPA44G Android M stock factory images flash on your Nexus 6 and follow the on-screen instructions. Once the installation completes, your Nexus 6 will reboot. First boot may take some 5 minutes, don’t worry about the longer boot time.